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Evening Standard
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Yasmin Rufo

Tom, Dick and Harry at Alexandra Palace review: More daft than daredevil and all the better for it

A nutritionist, a sheep farmer and a tailor are forced together in a prisoner of war camp. The result? A tale of friendship, defiance and resilience in the face of adversity.

The year is 1943; a group of allied soldiers held at the notorious and ‘inescapable’ Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp decide to join forces and plan an escape by digging three tunnels – Tom, Dick and Harry – 30 feet underground, all while under the watchful eye of the Nazi guards.

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